Beats on a Mac

Hi all.
Im trying to get into production. Would like to make dnb and dubstep.
I have a mac (imac desktop jobby) and need to know the best program... easiest program to pick up. i current have pro logic 8 on here but it seems hard to use?
Whats the best program, for a mac, for making drum loops and beats? can worry about the rest after.

sorry if this is a repeating thread, i did a lil search but was to lazy in fairness

If you buy an audio interface such as presonus or other brands (M audio) most often they come with an entry level music production program. The presonus Firebox came with Cubase LE 4, which is a "light" version, but worked well for me and helped me to begin learning the basics. All the programs do basically the same things. I have a mac, and find that cubase is relatively easy to use. Having said that, it took me about 1 week to set up the audio busses ( lines in/lines out etc) and syncing my external devices such as MPC to start playing when cubase plays. If you know someone that has some experience with any program ie: ableton, reason, logic, cubase, the concepts are the same but how to execute certain commands are found in different areas within the program. Spending time watching youtube tutorials regarding the specific task that you are trying to achieve is a good way of learning things. Lastly, if the music store where you are purchasing the program is "nice and decent" then they might be willing to help you load the program, and set it up for you to begin your journey into sound. Hope some of this has helped you.

ive got a mac, and the software ive got atm is; ableton live, logic pro, garage band, cubase, and reason. if you think logic is too difficult to navigate etc, u could try garage band? its basicaly just a striped down version, but id recomend using cubase with reason running through it

If you buy an audio interface such as presonus or other brands (M audio) most often they come with an entry level music production program. The presonus Firebox came with Cubase LE 4, which is a "light" version, but worked well for me and helped me to begin learning the basics. All the programs do basically the same things. I have a mac, and find that cubase is relatively easy to use. Having said that, it took me about 1 week to set up the audio busses ( lines in/lines out etc) and syncing my external devices such as MPC to start playing when cubase plays. If you know someone that has some experience with any program ie: ableton, reason, logic, cubase, the concepts are the same but how to execute certain commands are found in different areas within the program. Spending time watching youtube tutorials regarding the specific task that you are trying to achieve is a good way of learning things. Lastly, if the music store where you are purchasing the program is "nice and decent" then they might be willing to help you load the program, and set it up for you to begin your journey into sound. Hope some of this has helped you.

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The quote pretty much sums it up. Find somethin you are comfortable with, and run with it. Keep in mind most software will give you a multi platform install (windows/mac os)